Aspen Fire

Wildfire in Fresno County, July 2013

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7258/aspen-fire-2013

Key facts

Started July 22, 2013
Contained September 8, 2013, after 48 days
Burned 22,938 acres
6th largest fire of 2013
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Fresno County 22,930 acres
  2. Madera County 3 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1917 Unnamed fire 2,918 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,484 acres shared
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 99 acres shared
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire 217 acres in total 79 acres shared
  4. 1939 Unnamed fire 15,313 acres in total 12,041 acres shared
  5. 1972 Lookout Point Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 129 acres shared
  6. 1987 Chawanakee Fire 1,487 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2020 Creek Fire 379,842 acres in total 17,978 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Aspen Fire, and fires that shared less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data